POLICE have issued an appeal following a collision last night in which two men died.

Emergency services were called to Whams Road at 6.15pm following reports of a two-vehicle collision near to the Pipe Works.

It is reported that a black BMW Z3 and a black Mitsubishi Outlander were involved in a collision, near to Fox Holes Grove.

Two men travelling in the BMW, aged 57 and 23-years-old, suffered fatal injuries and were sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

A 39-year-old woman driving the Mitsubishi suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital.The families of the men have been notified and are receiving support.

The road was closed to allow investigators to carry out initial enquiries, but it has since been reopened.

A police spokesperson said: “We are now appealing for any witnesses to the collision to make contact. Please call 101 quoting incident number 761 of March 1.”